Summer in Cape Breton – there's hardly a night there won't be two or three events that I'd like to go to. Concerts, dances, millings, ceilidhs, and many places where there'll be a mixture of them and more besides, to be seen and heard.

There will be visitors here from various places throughout the world, to listen, to see, and to take part in some entertainment or other. Local halls will be filled with tourists, locals, relatives who've returned home for their holidays, young people home from universities, and others. But that's not all there is to Cape Breton at all.

Outside of those months, June, July, and August, we don't hibernate! Although the other seasons aren't so busy as the summer, events with Gaelic content can be found, no doubt.

During the other months, May ( Gaelic Month in Nova Scotia ) is especially full of Gaelic events, between workshops, concerts, days for learning, exhibitions, and other things. If you look at this web page: ( http://www.gaelic.ca/calendar.php ) you can find information about the events that will be going on in the next few months, and they're not scarce in any month!

But you'll be wondering about the weather! It's true that you can't trust the weather between December and March here, but between April and November, it's not difficult to travel around the island.

In the fall, at the time of the Celtic Colours Féis, the mountains are covered with colors and they're truly beautiful. In the winter there's white snow all over the island and you'll not see brighter days during the year. In the spring everything's returning to new life and birdsong and peepers can be heard day and night.

There are much to be found in Cape Breton that is enjoyable, and chances to learn and hear Gaelic throughout the year. If you have a reason to come here during these other seasons, you'll find events connected to Gaelic during any month at all.